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2016 SESSION
SB 588 Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); charter schools.
Introduced by: David R. Suetterlein | Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); charter schools. Provides for a referendum at the November 8, 2016, election to approve or reject an amendment to grant the Board of Education the authority to establish charter schools within the school divisions of the Commonwealth, subject to any criteria or conditions that the General Assembly may prescribe.
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HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100905D
- 01/13/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/02/16 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (7-Y 6-N)
- 02/04/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/11/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/16 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/15/16 Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Chair votes No